Principal Shareholder

Eric I. Sturdza

PRESIDENT, STURDZA BANKING GROUP

Switzerland

Eric Sturdza’s distinguished career in Asset Management and Private Banking spans more than four decades.

He obtained his Master’s Degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Lausanne and started in the asset management division of Banque de l’Indochine, eventually holding senior leadership posts in various asset management firms, including KIPECO (affiliated with Kidder Peabody) and Citibank. Pursued by Baring Brothers in 1985, he established Banque Eric Sturdza and became its sole owner in 2005.

Today, the Group consists of a global network of financial institutions, including Banque Eric Sturdza, Coges Corraterie Gestion Wealth Management & Family Office, Eric Sturdza Management Company and E.I. Sturdza Strategic Management Ltd, the group’s asset management business set-up in 1999 to manage a range of funds in partnership with a select number of investment managers globally.

Eric remains the majority shareholder of the Eric Sturdza Group today, with the remaining equity held by family and senior management.